Article of furniture



May 13, 1958 T. E. GROOME ARTICLE OF FURNITURE INVENTOR.

THOMAS E. GROOME M v M Filed Jan. 18, 1955 ATTORNEYS United StatesPatent ARTICLE OF FURNITURE Thomas E. Groome, Miami, Fla. ApplicationJanuary 18, 1955, Serial No. 482,456

1 Claim. (Cl. 155-194) This invention relates to chairs, and morespecifically, the invention is directed to improvements in a high chairfor children.

One of the primary objects of this invention is to provide a high chairfor children with means for adjusting the elevation of the seat and backin correspondence with the growth of the child,

A further object of this invention is to provide a baby chair which willnot be easily tipped over.

Other and further objects and advantages of the present invention willbecome more evident from a consideration of the following specificationwhen read in the light of the annexed drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a high chair for children constructedin accordance with the teachings of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a front elevation taken on the plane of line 2-2 of Figure1, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 3 is a side elevation of the high chair shown in Figure 1.

Figure 4 is an enlarged detail view taken on the horizontal plane ofline 4-4 of Figure 1, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Referring now more specifically to the drawing, the high chair comprisesa pair of spaced inverted substantially U-shaped vertical frames 10, 11formed of tubular metal. The frames include a pair of horizontal members12 and downwardly extending diverging legs 13, 13'. The frames 10, 11are maintained in spaced relation by means of the spacer bars 14 and 15.While any conventional means may be employed to secure the bar 14 to thelegs 13, it is preferable to secure the bar thereto at 16 as by rivets17.

The horizontal bar 15 is connected at its opposite ends to the legs 13by adjustable means as, for example, the bolts 18. The bolts 18 areadapted for selective engagement with apertures 19 which extendtransversely through the legs 13.

A pair of horizontally extending bars 20 having upturned portions 21extend across the vertical frames 10, 11 adjacent the horizontal members12. A back rest 22 is secured to the upturned portions 21 by bolts orrivets 23. The forward ends of the horizontal bars 20 are flattened andbent laterally outwardly as at 27 and are provided with an arcuateconfiguration to provide a smooth engagement thereof with the front legs13' of the chair. The flattened ends of the horizontal members 20 areprovided with apertures adapted for registry with openings 25 whichextend through the forward legs 13 adjacent the horizontal members 12.

Selective adjustment of the members 20 is obtained by the use of bolts24 which are adapted to extend through the openings 25 and the openingformed in the arcuately shaped portion 27. In a similar manner the otherends of the bars 2%) are secured to the leg 13 by means of bolts 24'which are adapted for selective engagement Within openings 25, theopenings 25 and 25' being horizontally aligned.

If desired, an elongated substantially semi-circular nonskid foot rest31 may be bolted at 32 to the spacer bar 15, and a seat board 29,substantially rectangular in configuration, is bolted to the horizontalbars 20 by bolts 30.

Thus it is seen that the seat board 29 and the chair back 22 may beraised or lowered, as desired, by removing the bolts 24, 24' and raisingor lowering the seat board 29 and the back 22 and subsequentlyreengaging the bolts 24, 24' within selected apertures 25, 25'.

Having described and illustrated one embodiment of this invention indetail, it will be understood that the same is offered merely by way ofexample, and that the invention is to be limited only by the scope ofthe appended claim.

What is claimed is:

A high chair comprising a pair of spaced parallel inverted U-shapedframes, each of said frames including a pair of parallel upright membersintegrally connected at their upper ends by a horizontal member,outwardly diverging front and rear legs integrally formed on the lowerends of each of said frames, a horizontal spacer bar secured at itsopposite ends to the upper ends of said rear legs, a second spacer barextending between the upper ends of said front legs, means securing saidsecond spacer bar to said front legs for vertical adjustment thereon, afootrest mounted on said second spacer bar, a horizontal bar extendingbetween the upright members of each of said frames parallel to saidhorizontal member, an arcuate offset end portion integrally formed onthe forward end of each of said horizontal bars engaging the rear faceof the forward upright member, an upright portion integrally formed onthe rear end of each of said horizontal bars, a back rest having itsopposite edges secured to said upright portions, means securing saidarcuateoffset end portions to the forward upright member for verticaladjustment thereon, means securing the rear end portions of saidhorizontal bars to the rear upright members for vertical adjustmentthereon, and a seat having its opposite edges secured to said horizontalbars.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS D.153,672 DiGiorgio a May 10, 1949 1,723,363 McArdle Aug. 6, 19291,800,668 Shaver Apr. 14, 1931 2,465,104 Kullack Mar. 22, 1949 2,649,893Spriggs Aug. 25, 1953 2,667,916 Burd Feb. 2, 1954

